1.
The best baseball right now is being played in
the college world series (CWS). Yesterday’s games were epics and expect it to
continue. Game time today is 5pm and the 9pm game pits last year’s final,
Florida vs. South Carolina. Tune it in if you want to see this games future
stars.
2.
I have to hand it to our Mets. When they lose,
they lose big. That’s what rag-tag teams do and you just have to sit back and
take the good with the bad. As of this morning, the Mets fell to third place
and would not make the playoffs if the season ended last night. That’s fine
because we all thought we would be fighting to stay out of last place at this
point of the 2012 season. In reality during this crazy season, the Mets are
actually 3.5 games out of the cellar. I love baseball.
3.
I talked to Art Scott (The Behaviorist) yesterday.
He’s back home after surgery to have some of his bullet fragments “moved around”
by the doctors. They are located in his brain stem, so they can’t be removed
and sometimes the pain of them rubbing on the stem causing pain you have never
experienced. He’s resting and will be back writing when he can. Try and say a
special prayer for our number one Vet here at MMs. The ex-University of South
Carolina baseball player would love to hear from you at oh58_d@hotmail.com.
4.
There was a difference of opinion yesterday by
two MMs writers on how the DL works. I stayed out of it because, frankly, I can’t
keep up with the constant flow of players on and off it. It’s obvious that Jason Bay is probably lost for the season. Justin Turner will probably be activated today,
filling the slot open when Bay goes on the DL. Past that is speculation. I’ll
let the Mets figure this one out on their own.
5.
The official
Brooklyn roster was released yesterday and the only surprise was no Akeel Morris. I’m going to contact him later today and
try and figure out why. I was particularly happy to see a couple of the DSL
stars make the roster, especially SP Luis Mateo and
OF Eudy Pena. You’re going to like what you see
here.
6.
I was particularly upset at the Mets fans that
voiced their displeasure for Jason Bay as he was helped off the field. These
are typical examples of the kind of Mets fans that aren’t welcomed here at MMs.
They are welcomed to troll the other sites and spit out their uneducated venom.
For the record, Jason Bay would be the first person to stop and help you if he
found you lying on the pavement in front of your home. Yes, his career is
ending badly, and, yes, previous management did pay him too much for what he
puts out lately, but he, like all the players, don’t try and play badly. Some
of you need to have your laptops taken away from you.
7.
Kirk Nieuwenhuis continues
to be a bright spot. You may see him playing more now that Bay is down for the
count. The Mets are going to need more from Andres
Torres if they want to stay in the race and don’t look for Lucas Duda to be playing any other position than RF. He has enough trouble out there, thank you. Will the Mets play Jordany Valdespin more in the outfield? We’ll have to
wait and see.
8.
Happy Father’s Day to all you fathers. My
daughter is taking me out for lunch today at our only 4-star Asian restaurant.
She recently became Assistant Principal of the Lady’s Island Elementary School,
on Lady’s Island, South Carolina, and we are all very proud of her. I hope you
and your children hook up this weekend
for this special Hallmark moment.
9.
I’m trying to remember to use Spell Check more
often. I don’t try and look stupid on purpose. There is no excuse and I simply
don’t respect it enough. I lost my job writing local sports for Morris
Publishing because my editor refused to work with me. There is no patience for
the brain impaired. Did I spell impaired correctly?
10.
Have a great weekend.
Mack
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